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BISIGL  a.   JIKEK.  ,    - 

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liu.  l.'.ii-CB  ■.—It  if  to  be  boped  Ibat  ri  )iie  of 
-our  !•  u  1  rs  will  b?  disappoiiilrd  lu  not  reading 


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d-jring  t 


ibiition,  ulici  Ihij  ("ball  lull  iindfr 
At'io:*.  Tiiu  laaiiiH-r  and  latigi|j;;e 
K  n!«:ciios,  Imdli  ti,  auJ  pi^rsoual  on- 
ourIi  intiTePtiii'T  in  Uio  tiiaiu,  have, 
■  liraos  of  Cicikui'-ut.  bicouicalmo-t 
»tero(ypi.!.  Iiultriji  tVoni  tbe  camp,  Irom  Iho 
''Old.  fi'oni  ''our  cpi'C^al  porr  •spoml'.'nt,"  all  toll 
<he  Rainc  ta'.c  in*nl'slaiic<!,  and  wu  bavc  notbiiig 
but  the  d'OCrr;:!  modes  of  si-uvius  iip  the  di?li, 
to  makcj  it  palatable  lollio  Ki'i'i'i'sil  readir. 
KuoTvin^  our  iiiabilifj' in  tbip  culinary  riispcc^. 
it  is  BOt.   Ihircrorn.  ojr  iuleiittdu  or  desire,  16 


Mirrificinsi  tho  cuso  and  comfort  of  ofBc,  for  the       Takii;?  iiilo  «o:i::;v;-  r:\l,Qa  b'.a  e.-.O'jr:.  • 
great  cause  lit  stako.  ■-!»•  lias  uTOcJc  ,.,,;„_^_j*^._*__^_.       "  ; 

and  nobly  acts  the  part  of  tbc  solditr  iu  tbc  de-   gest  the  d«nger,  i'l  iV-  o  lir?^"; '.' 

a  Irled  w.ui,  and  p'it:;'i;;  ia  a  ;■.,:,.■  ■  •,. 

that  nearly  .til  ibe  while  mule  popula: 

steady,  la. vabidlng  oiiizs'ig,  bave  1  ft 

scene  oi".  ac'-ion,  .;  U  '.i^bly  prol;j.ijlc  :'ir/ 


•isi.-T 


fence  ol   bis  inv.ided  .soil 

It  is  our  good  fortune  to  be  uad'r  ibo  iuirne- 
diate  command  of  Lieut.  Me.k,  a:;'!  wc  leil  tbat 
«•■■  could  bave  mad    no  better  !>'loctio,i,  could 


bave  lonnd  no  one  wbo  ii(  mo;e  rculy   lo  kad   will  om^rgi: 


I ..u-.j^.  IV.'.m  ![.«  cowtring  pliOf 

bin  niea  wberc   ujobI  reqairtd.  ai:d  no  ouc  in   abroad  wilb  bold  and  d'ti mt  front 

•.Tboni  tbey  have  i;iealer  conQdence  as   a  Iricnd 

and   olTioer  in    ni  Ulers   tending  their  persona! 

Cwiufort  and  welfaie.     His  kindness  of  beart,  bis 

gtiierous  and  social  fjuaLtie!).  have  won  hlui  the 

lovo  and  epteciQ  ol   tbt  tnlire  company,  while 

his  exaotiou  of  the  str.ctest  oliertieuce   to  mili- 
tary law,  plnct;  bim  high  iu  the  etl  uiatioD  of  bis: 

brolbor  officers  and  reRpecl  irf  the  men.  Camp- 
ro»itc  your  readers  to  a  feast  of  liullete,  blood.  Mife  is  the  great  ordeal  which  prove  mca's  true 
bombs,  a  I'l  liayone'H.  a,"!  ia  invariabl  mread  out  character.  lUre  the  pooJ  und  the  bad  of  a  man 
ia  the  coluui.ib  of  all  tbc  qevv.simptts  after  h  .  aro  .^.'parated,  and  each  Hiand  out  dislinet  and 
-encal  cngagemeu'.  tt  Is  our  purpose,  ih-^n,  '■  apart,  so  that  at  a  glance  cm  be  told  the  pro:iu- 
<oflp-,:»li  of  a  matter  directly  concerning'  the  ^  neut  fpmlily.  In  tbic  has  Lieut.  .Meek  been  fully 
[viople  al  home,  ivs-I^iri^^  ita   hi.ub   imporlai.oe  ■  tesled.  and  come  out  ringing  of  tbo  true  metal, '  clous  iu  our  earnest  and  p.ihi'.. 

M»«ufficienlrea^oo  why  icewon'd  make  men- *  a  blendlutf  «f  •"  •J»^-~..i.Uu.i; ^^-^ -ud.r' nf  Ivm  (n  thn  ..nir-     \v^  h,.,.,.  i^.>  ..^i»»  i,.,  ...• 

non  or  a  amia  lUe  Ptorm  :.ow  raging  over  and  \(\ic  ciiizen  soldier  tbe  IrurKl  and  best  eafe-suu.d:  don..d,  if  we  have  gone  biyoml  tiie  bounds  oi' 

tf  a  nation's  honor  and  interest.  i  propriety.     It  is  our  grate  it.t;-iia  tr  (he  p-.hl  . 

That  we  may  not  app.ar  alone  in  the  rcooni- ,  ='ooJ  ibat  prompts  us  to  tL  - :  r,  .t  i.-ks.    It  is  1 


absenc'^.    A  man,  then,  *1io  hua  di 
of  juctice  before,  can  si.t'  efTeolUR!:^    • 
check  than  03e  whose  fir.-t  lesfOQ  ia  hio  tii  . 
of  elBce.     We  ■.vould  Buy,  that  this  if  no  i  .■ 
makinjnow  oiTjccre  ;  It  is  a  time  wiicn  oi.. 
experienced  ones  are  liecjed.    Ou;  couniiy 
in  no  coudilion  for  mahiog  eTpt'r':aeut8  ;  th: 
which  wekccwtnbe  goud.  ict  tisu.ie  it,  and  niak 
the  Oinst  of  it  ;    !ct  U8  ^'t  be  eeeliiiig  (or  ihai 
which  is  beitlr.  left  wc  come  to  ti.wght  in  the 
search. 

Mr.   Meek  will  doubtkia  hs  sarpiscJ   wt-.en 
tbl<  article  shall  m-'ct  bia  eye,  nnd  'leen]  us  ofR- 

-mmeda'/uiM 


uound  U9. 

The  gentleman  \vho30  name  staiilsut  the  head 
of  this  article,  is  a  candidate  for  re-election  to 
'be  office  of  District  Atforney  of  the  Sixth  Jud\- 
■  ;ai  District  of  our  State.  His  claim."  upon  tbat 
'"■fflce,  are  well  known  to  the  people  of  the  Dis- 
trict, and  while  we  would  attempt  lo  give  addW 
(ional  ones,  we  hope  that  the  old  may  not  bf 
■ost  eight  of  in  the  investigation  ol  the  new.  Hii 
s  DOW  in  the  serpicc  of  the  country,  and  a  mein\ 
i'erof  this  Regiment,  in  a  pnsitloa  plainly  testi' 
'■yiug  that  Ih  honors  of  o(Bce,Oirered  no  iud'jce 
3eut  to  bi8  response  to  tbe  call  of  the  govenv 
taent.  Motives,  unsalf).-<h  and  patriotic,  such  ai 
we  manifested  oy.  all  true  lovers  of  their  coun- 


,     .        ......  ,,        ,      ..  ""  I'l.'ctioneeriug'fnirit,  ur  -,•. 

meudaliou  of  iir.  .Meek,   wc   would  state,   that  n,,,,  i,^  jj^s  ,j„y  ,,^1,^0^.1,^   .,  .  ,. 

our  Regiment  is  composed   of  over  a  thousa'jd  wo'ild  llnit  Some  one  mor:    u,  ;  ! 

mi'U,  nearly  all  from  the  .Si.xth  Judicial  Distric!,  use  of  Ibe  pen  than  ourseii    .,  i  ^i 

and  every  company  IVoia  the   Dii^triel   bas,  iu  a  P".."'^  P'"'^!'''-- ='"'«'"<=."'.« '^^i'   ■'■■ 


n  .  I  u-    IU  tliuo    11/.  I^V-L    UO     I 

earnestly    requested  ihiir  fr.eiids  al  home  to  ro- j  tbc  military.     While 
elect  him.     Not  eutilkd  lo  volo-aad  very  u'j-   f't"".  '".it'lm','  the  con 


not  uwcTv 
id,  and  We 
n>d  lu  (i^ 
inpress  up- 
;auce  of  n 
he  peri.  >1 
bsorbed  ;;i 


,     .  .  ,         ,        ,        .  judicious  I'.cetion  of  civil  oide...,. 

series  ol  resolutions,  unanimously  endorsed,  and  I  a,.„  ,|,js  n,     l,^,t  ug  yot  be  lotallj 

the  soldi' iB  stand  at 

y  vrj-    '"^'I't  ".ituiir.;  iiie  common  'f''.-.  Itt    til"    ci* 

j.>,tly,  we  consiuer-l.y  tbe  laws  of -our  .Slate,  bis  ■  "^^''l'  "  <='"'^'''^''  "'"=>"  -'»  '"''   '"'-  ^^"^  "' 
ciiiuradesia  arms  have  tak.'u  this  m-'thod  of  e.\- 


prejsing  their  prefeience,  and  we  hope  it  will 
meet  with  due  appreciation  at  the  polls  iu  Oc- 
tober ue.Yt.  It  should  be  borne  in  mind,  that  liib 
men  of  this  itegimeut  are  of  middle  age,  men 


Vy,   prompted   bis  tnteriug  tbe   pruf..s.:ion  of  ■  "f  family,  of  property,  the  '-boue  and  siue\y   of 


none  but  the  iri>  d  ^nd  comp  ; 

talji;  charge  of  civil  olllces.  b,  >- 

fiistened  upo'.i  (h^-  bosom  of  our  ' 


u  I'.'.'e  '.illo.',   ii  ... 

■•  ;  r  AC  a  vip'  r 

S-.iag  country. 

i  K-NCILLK. 

re  iiianimously 
■le  35th  Missi*- 


arms  to  contend  f>ir  the  great  rights  involved  iol 
'he  present  struggle.  Tbe  mainlainanc»  of  a 
',om:ion  interest  and  that  th.^  dearest,  demand 
the  eirtu^tb  n.m  energies  of  a  whole  people- 
But  liow  otl'-n,  when  life  and  fortune  ..re  rcquir- 
d  'it  iU!  'uppofl.  do  wc  See  every  ••.  ver  ot  law 
I.^heu  advuiiinir^  iir,  k<«<un  i..bi....2tno-.<ittains  oi 
rxcusiR.  and  Ih'  mighty  in  words  fa'ling.  when 
i;  comes  to  blowx  hard  a:id  Leavy.  B.-ing  the 
t>rer'iit  incuaitxn  <  Iho  office  lor  which  he 
■tg«S.i  aspires,  be  ,y  National  and  pt -te  la.vs, 
exempt' from  in. lii*ry  duly.  Kew  men  thus  ex- 
emptiid.  isive  shoVft  a  praelicil  dcroti":!  to  (he 
aouuiry.  Jbe  walls  of  civil  oBice  afford  a  afe 
%»rrioade- fv^'aiii*(  the  dangeirof  bloody  war, 
and  many  hit  ijnil'lljr  behind,  ready  torusb  forth 


onv  land,"  and  have  nil  that  regard  for  civil 
protection  of  Iheir  piivate  interests  that  men 
eiin  have,  dr.iwn  away  Iioin  the  quiet  of   home 


The  following  rc-olutioiis  w 
.vb'iited  liy,  every  company  ol 
sippi  regiment,  in  oamp  near  Verona  : 

WnitRE.*?,  An  oleclion  for  District  Atloroey 
ol  the  6th  Ju.Iieial  District  of  :di.'<i8;i['pi,  com- 
poF?il  of  the  couutiis  of  Lowniit.i'.  Uktibbclm. 


lo  enter  the  strife  of  arms.     War  is  uaUuulIy  I  Wllislon,  .Ne  lioba,  Kemper  and  Noxubee,  w 


at  the  first  sig.al  of  succes'<.  and  npprppriftt<i  a 
r«ll  share  ol  the  hnneSts,  But  Mr.  Meek,  diff'* 
»»rd  ng  this  prol'  ctioii,  has  enlisted  twice,  and 
■J  now  *-r»ing  the  cmlntry  in  the  wayifcc  most 


ri  piiUivc  to   their  feelings— per.ee  is  sweet   li 

llMu.bnt  ihiy  have  obev«A»^e  i.yit -••—>   —» 

,.^  ..ij,fcTrini  oeniua,  wile,  e.uldren,  and  llri. 

side,  and   now  tbat  thiy   hold  lL>m   ever  dear 

they  signify  who  shall  stand  e-jutiuel  at  the  post 

of  I'l'^trict  Attorney, 

.Ml-.    .'leek's  abilities   in    this  position,    have 

'm  :i  ic'  d  his  term   of   olUci!  rrilh  a  t-ucce.ss  TVbich 

all  will  ngrco,  stands  a  fair  r.coid  lo  his  already 

high  reputation.     He   bas  displayed  no  small 

talent  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties,  as  tbe  bench 

and  bar  will  bear  ample  testimony.    Criminals 

and  violalers  of  law,  seldom  fail  to  have  full 

iastiee  dialt  upon  them  when  arraigned  before 

the  Claris  of  the  country.     Nothing  lh\t  offends 

"the  peace  and  dig>iity  of  IhcState,"  cacap!:shis 


take  place  ou   the  first  M_ondii\  _ia-l^* 


■teds.     He  has  Ibronn  at-ide  the  green  b.i;{,a:ir,     observatiou.     In  short,  he  has  fully  ceme  up  lo 
f4  hit-  sword,  and  cadt  bis  lit  nub  the  roldier  <u '  the  Czpeclatioa  of  bia  friend^  and  Oiled  the  of- 
tkr  c.imp  and  on  the  Beld,  sharir.g  bis  haid.-'hi;H,    (ice  with  bvior.-l*  tbe  Stale  and  crclit  tt  iim 
M^iirinv   |ii«   priTftli»B»,   haKard'<)r   !•',  a   1  '  «flf, 

IL'; 


HKRE.i.'t,  On_r  companion  in  arms,  Samist 
M.  MiEK,  the  present  incumbent  in  i  amdidale 
for  reelection,  and  will  have  no  opportunity,  U 
lore  the  election,  to  sec  the  [teoplcin  parson,  ami 
whereas,  being  out  of  the  district  ouraeivcs,  we 
will  haTC  no  rij;ht  lo  vote  ;    Theretorp, 

1  St.  Ik  U  Resiilved,  That  wc  earnestly  recom- 
meiid  to  our  irieuds  at  borne,  to  support  Lieut, 
ileek  lor  reekefinu,  believing  that  ho  bas  ably 
and  faithfully  discharji'd  the  onerous  duties  of 
tbc  office  during  the  term  which,  in  a  fen  wontbs. 
will  expire, 

2n(l.  Reolwd,  That  Lieut.  Meek  has  maui- 
feslej  his  devotion  to  the  cause  in  which  weau 
nigagcd'in  an  eminent  dej^ree,  by  enlisting  twi«e 
in  the  service,  when,  by  Xtilinnal  and  Stale  laws 
he  was,  und  still  ia,  exempt  from  military  daiy. 

3rJ.  Resolvtd,  T'hat  wo  (jr^atly  desire  om 
friends,  and  the  voters  generally  in  the  county,  •• 
take  into  cousideraliou  I  !k«c  f*cl\  tuid  wist  l\^ 
b»!!oU  BOCTrdrnjly  ia  the  election. 


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